Skansen is the world’s first open air museum, a vision of what Sweden was like in centuries past. My mother wrote on the back of a photo that it was at Skansen that our father proposed to her in 1944, right at the height...
For as long as any of us can remember, our family has talked about Sweden. It’s where, during World War II, our parents Herman and Hedvig met, fell in love, and got married. Now, we were on our way!...
In September, I'm going back to Sweden! My two sisters and brother will come with me to revisit Gotland and Stockholm. I'm busy mapping out everything we need to see....
Like the American Legation during World War II, the German Legation had several locations for their offices. I am trying to clarify what was where....
Djurgården, another section of Stockholm east of Staden, or Old Town, consists of an island as well as an area to the north of it, known as Norra Djurgården (Northern Djurgården) separated by the bay of Djurgårdsbrunnsviken....
I want to understand as much as I can about the areas of Stockholm where my parents lived and worked during World War II. So I will be familiar with the names of the districts, the bridges, the main roads, the landmarks I’m going to...
Since Sweden was a neutral country during World War II, internationals from all over the world congregated there. They would mingle freely in the cafes and restaurants. ...
Another Swedish gentleman who knew my parents in 1944-45 is Olle Åkerlund. At that time, his address was Karlavägen 85, Stockholm....
The Royal Opera House in Stockholm was known as the Royal Theater, or "Kungliga Teatern." It is located in central Stockholm at Gustav Adolf Square and is Sweden's national stage for opera and ballet. ...
In front of the Stockholm Concert Hall is the Orfeus group sculpture created by Carl Milles and finished in 1936. ...